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2 Jan 2017 - The Guardian - The Case Against Sugar review - an unsweetened attack on diet myths

Date: 02/01/2017

14 March 2016 - The Conversation - Epigenetics: Can stress really change your genes?

Date: 14/03/2016

We often talk about our genetic make-up and “how good” or “how healthy” our genes are. We also know “bad genes” can lead to us having a higher chance of developing a particular disease if our parents are carriers. But while scientists can look for those faulty or changed genes, over the last decade we have learned this is not the whole story.

Dementia: healthy eating and active lifestyle reduces risk

Date: 13/03/2015

There is no cure for dementia. But there’s evidence that we may be able to prevent its onset. In the face of this mys­terious, incurable and aggressive disease - at least we can control what we eat.

The Conversation - Fat and sugar-heavy diet harms your brain – and makes you keep on eating

Date: 20/01/2015

Obviously, overeating unhealthy foods can lead to overweight. But looking beyond direct effects on expanding waistlines, our lab studies how mental functioning is related to diet. We’ve found a troubling link between a fat-rich diet common in the West and brain-related ailments that can actually impair our ability to avoid overeating.

BBC news - One in three Alzheimer's cases preventable

Date: 15/07/2014

One in three cases of Alzheimer's disease worldwide is preventable, according to research from the University of Cambridge. The main risk factors for the disease are a lack of exercise, smoking, depression and poor education.

8 Dec 2013 - The Guardian - Healthy diet may prevent dementia, say doctors

Date: 08/12/2013

In a letter to Jeremy Hunt, doctors say persuading people to eat a Mediterranean diet is 'best strategy available'

The Case for Taxing Sugary Drinks

Date: 29/01/2013

3 Sept 2012 - New Scientist - Food for thought: Eat your way to dementia - sugar and carbs cause Alzheimer's Disease

Date: 03/09/2012

Sugar junkies take note: a calorific diet isn't just bad for your body, it may also trigger Alzheimer's disease

21 Aug 2012 - Obesity bad for the brain by hastening cognitive decline

Date: 21/08/2012

Being overweight is not just bad for waistlines but for brains too, say researchers who have linked obesity to declining mental performance.

More Trans Fat Consumption Linked to Greater Aggression

Date: 13/03/2012

Consumption of dietary trans fatty acids (dTFAs) is associated with irritability and aggression - in men and women of all ages, in Caucasians and minorities, and by each of a range of measures - researchers have shown.

3 May 2011 - Karolinska Institute, Sweden - Midlife overweight may increase risk of dementia

Date: 03/05/2011

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27 Sept 2006 - The Guardian - Grease is the word

Date: 27/09/2006

The British public is belatedly waking up to dangers of trans fats - the cheap, chemically treated oils that lurk unlabelled in many processed foods. Alex Renton investigates the ingredient viewed with suspicion even by the junk food-loving Americans